Monday, June 05, 2006

Mumbai: 1 motive, 200 dead (IIPM-News)

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It was cold revenge at its diabolic worst. Thirsting to get back after the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid and the anti-Muslim riots in January 1993, a group of militants guided by Dawood Ibrahim set off serial blasts in March 1993 in Mumbai, India’s financial capital. At least 200 people died and 800 were injured after 13 bombs exploded within 75 minutes of each other across Mumbai. The first bomb went off at 1.25 pm at the Bombay Stock Exchange. The blast occurred in the basement garage and blew up more than 30 cars and shattered windows. The Air India headquarters was bombed, as were the Bank of Oman , government offices, banks, cinemas, bazaars, two hospitals, a university and several hotels. The attacks on Mumbai were seen as retaliation for anti-Muslim riots in the city two months earlier, in which left more than 500 people died and over 40,000 left the city. The blasts divided the Mumbai underworld with Hindu dons parting from Dawood and swearing revenge for targeting Hindus.

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